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Title: Re: 1895 Dated Krag...missing safety Post by butlersrangers on Jan 5th, 2019 at 2:29pm
A lot of the model 1892 Krags (built in 1894 & 1895) eventually received Armory updates that make them more like the model 1896 Krag.
That doesn't make them incorrect ... just updated. If your action has a 'notch' and a 'hold-open pin' on the extractor, it was likely updated in the late 1890's or early 1900's. An inexpensive book ($25), Joe Poyer's, "The American Krag Rifle and Carbine", can guide you through parts and evolution. Attached photo shows model 1896 and 1899 actions that were made with the 'bolt hold-open' pin and notch. This feature was absent on early U. S. Krag (model 1892) action, but, was added later to many. |
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